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Table 4. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for family coverage

Table 4. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for family coverage, March 2023 [In percent]
Characteristics Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government
Employer share of premium Employee share of premium Employer share of premium Employee share of premium Employer share of premium Employee share of premium

All workers participating in family coverage medical plans

68 32 67 33 71 29

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related occupations

68 32 68 32 70 30

Management, business, and financial occupations

69 31 68 32 - -

Professional and related occupations

68 32 68 32 69 31

Teachers

65 35 - - 66 34

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

64 36 - - 65 35

Registered nurses

73 27 - - - -

Service occupations

65 35 62 38 73 27

Protective service occupations

75 25 68 32 78 22

Sales and office occupations

67 33 66 34 74 26

Sales and related occupations

64 36 64 36 - -

Office and administrative support occupations

69 31 68 32 74 26

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

66 34 65 35 77 23

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

66 34 65 35 - -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

65 35 64 36 - -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

70 30 70 30 70 30

Production occupations

70 30 70 30 - -

Transportation and material moving occupations

69 31 69 31 - -

Full time

68 32 67 33 71 29

Part time

67 33 67 33 68 32

Union

78 22 79 21 76 24

Nonunion

65 35 65 35 67 33

Average wage within the following categories:(2)

Lowest 25 percent

61 39 61 39 67 33

Lowest 10 percent

56 44 57 43 61 39

Second 25 percent

66 34 65 35 75 25

Third 25 percent

68 32 67 33 68 32

Highest 25 percent

71 29 71 29 75 25

Highest 10 percent

72 28 71 29 76 24

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries

69 31 69 31 - -

Service-providing industries

67 33 66 34 71 29

Education and health services

66 34 65 35 67 33

Educational services

66 34 68 32 66 34

Elementary and secondary schools

64 36 - - 64 36

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

72 28 71 29 72 28

Health care and social assistance

66 34 65 35 75 25

Hospitals

74 26 - - 75 25

Public administration

78 22 - - 78 22

1 to 99 workers

63 37 61 39 73 27

1 to 49 workers

63 37 62 38 73 27

50 to 99 workers

63 37 61 39 73 27

100 workers or more

71 29 71 29 71 29

100 to 499 workers

69 31 68 32 71 29

500 workers or more

73 27 74 26 71 29

Geographic areas

Northeast

72 28 70 30 83 17

New England

71 29 70 30 77 23

Middle Atlantic

73 27 70 30 85 15

South

63 37 63 37 63 37

South Atlantic

65 35 65 35 68 32

East South Central

62 38 61 39 65 35

West South Central

60 40 62 38 55 45

Midwest

70 30 70 30 74 26

East North Central

71 29 70 30 77 23

West North Central

69 31 69 31 70 30

West

68 32 67 33 74 26

Mountain

66 34 65 35 71 29

Pacific

69 31 67 33 76 24

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See the Handbook of Methods: National Compensation Measures at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm for further explanation.
(2) Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories were formed using percentile estimates generated using data from the National Compensation Survey publication, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ebs/publications/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

Last Modified Date: September 21, 2023